ossia
Definition of the Italian term ossia in music:
- alternative passage which may be played instead of the original passage
- or rather
- that is, to be precise
Language
Italian
Musical examples
Music scores that include ossia:
- Bernhard Romberg: Cello Concertino in D minor (1830) Page 1
- Carl Reinecke: Ballade (1911) Page 6
- Franz Liszt: 12 Lieder von Franz Schubert: No. 4 (1837‑1838) Page 3
- Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (1847) Page 13
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor (1708) Page 5
- Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 (1874‑1875) Page 1
- Richard Wagner: Song to the Evening Star (1845) Page 2
- Sergei Rachmaninoff: 13 Preludes: No. 4 (1910) Page 3
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 (1785) Page 2